Monday’s Nevada Sesquicentennial All-Star Concert at The Smith Center included both a Mark Twain and Elvis Presley impersonator. The real Wayne Newton and those Cirque du Soleil courtesans in the red frocks and powder wigs who are as synonymous with the new Las Vegas as Newton was to the ’70s.
Cast members from Cirque du Soleil’s “Love” and Southwest Airlines sponsored the commemorative event honoring the Beatles’ first and only visit to Las Vegas 50 years ago.
The legal dispute between Mirage headliner Terry Fator and former manager John McEntee is back in court, nearly four years after they reached a settlement.
Australia’s loss is the Las Vegas Valley’s gain. International recording star and Las Vegas resident Greg Bonham is set to appear in his own show, “G’Day Las Vegas,” at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts.
Comedian George Wallace took the witness stand Thursday in his personal injury case against the Bellagio, but he has not yet told jurors about the Dec. 8, 2007, incident that led to his lawsuit.
Mantecore, the tiger responsible — but never blamed — for a near-fatal injury to Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy in 2003, died on March 19.
Jeff Ray, a versatile musician whose main gig was playing in the band for “Jersey Boys,” was killed Saturday after he was struck by a train in Washington state.
